The Fitness to Drive Assessment Program at Family Physicians' Clinic in Japan
10.14442/generalist.45.97
- VernacularTitle:プライマリ・ケアを提供する診療所における自動車運転適性評価
- Author:
Mamiko UKAI
;
Tadao OKADA
;
Takuya HIGASHI
;
Yusuke KANAKUBO
;
Ryota TAKAHASHI
- Keywords:
fitness to drive;
primary health care;
older driver;
rehabilitation
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2022;45(3):97-101
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We have conducted driving fitness evaluations for post-illness patients in our clinic since 2008. Many patients expressed a desire to resume driving; thus, primary care physicians and rehabilitation staff collaborated to establish an evaluation system. We conducted cognitive dysfunction evaluation, driving simulator evaluation, and evaluation at driving schools. Among 160 patients, we evaluated 87 to be fit to drive, and eight to be unfit. We describe the significance and challenges of assessing patients' driving aptitude in primary care.
